Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena, extending the Kings’ winless streak to five games. McDavid recorded a goal and two assists in a first period where the Oilers established momentum, finishing with four points overall in the game.

Despite outshooting Edmonton 40-16, the Kings were unable to capitalize, dropping to 0-3-2 to start coach Peter Laviolette’s inaugural season with the team. Los Angeles goalie Darcy Kuemper allowed three goals on seven shots before being replaced by Anton Forsberg. Brandt Clarke scored for the Kings late in the second period on a long shot through traffic, but the effort was not enough to overcome Edmonton’s lead.

The Kings’ 0-3-2 start marks their worst through five games since the 1997-98 season.

Elsewhere in the NHL, Martin Pospisil scored the game-winning goal with just over four minutes remaining to help the Calgary Flames secure their first victory of the season, beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center. Anaheim had initially taken a 2-1 lead in the first period with goals from Beckett Sennecke and Leo Carlsson, but the Flames rallied in the second half to claim the win.

Goalie Lukas Dostal made 32 saves for Anaheim, while rookie Roger McQueen made his NHL debut after replacing center Ryan Poehling, who is expected to miss six to eight weeks due to a medial collateral ligament sprain. Ducks forward Cutter Gauthier was held out of the game due to a lower-body injury and is listed as day to day.

In Chicago, the Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in a game featuring the season debut of Connor Bedard, who assisted on a goal. Bedard’s linemate Patrick Kane recorded his 894th career assist, tying Phil Housley for the most assists by a U.S.-born player in NHL history.